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Using both medical and recreational marijuana raises risk of addiction disorder "There's a perception that people who are using marijuana for medical reasons have a lower risk of a cannabis use disorder," said lead author Gwen Lapham, assistant professor at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Seattle.
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Rising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths. A new Omicron variant, ...
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Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall? Who Should Get a COVID Booster This Fall? — Experts aren't convinced that younger, healthy people need boosters this season. by Kristina Fiore, Director of Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage ...
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Most Cancer Screens Won't Extend Lives, But Reasons to Keep Screening Remain By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study's authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people ...
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The Mystery of Long COVID Is Just the Beginning Lisa Sanders was at a large birthday party in New Haven in June 2022. It was an evening in late spring, lovely enough for the party to spill out onto the lawn. Sanders, an internal-medicine doctor at Yale, was leaning against a doorway drinking a glass ...
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Mental Health Spending Increased 54% During Pandemic: Study Aug. 28, 2023 – A new study reveals the dramatic increase in the use of mental health services during the pandemic and shows that the increase has largely been sustained, mostly by people accessing care via telehealth. American adults increased their ...
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Wegovy Reduced Heart Failure Symptoms, New Study Finds The drug semaglutide, sold as Wegovy and Ozempic, reduced symptoms of heart failure in obese patients in a first-of-its-kind clinical trial. Semaglutide is currently prescribed for Type 2 diabetes and as an anti-obesity drug ...
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Questions patients may have about this "hot COVID summer" Every summer since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, the U.S. has seen an increase in SARS-CoV-2 infections. This may be due to the cyclical nature of the virus in which an increase in cases is followed by a quieter period only to see another rise in ...
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Woman With Paralysis Can Speak By Thinking With a Brain Implant and AI August 28, 2023 1:49 p.m.. A woman sits facing a computer screen with a digital avatar on it Ann, 47, suffered a stroke that ...
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Laughter Really Is Good for the Heart, Study Finds Aug. 28, 2023 -- A study found that people who engaged in "laughter therapy" had less inflammation and improved heart health. ADVERTISEMENT. The study split 26 adults with an average age of 64 and all diagnosed with coronary artery disease into two ...
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Top in ID: Novavax gives vaccine update; study hints that bed bugs may spread MRSA Novavax said its protein-based vaccine induced neutralizing antibodies against emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants, becoming the third company to publicize preliminary findings for updated monovalent COVID-19 vaccines expected this fall.
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Impotence in Younger Men Often a Sign of Diabetes By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's known that older men with type 2 diabetes have higher odds for erectile dysfunction, or ED. Now, new research suggests problems in the bedroom for younger ...
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CDC Says New COVID Variant BA.2.86 May Be Better At Causing Breakthrough Infections Experts note that treatment options for older COVID variants may be able to treat this new strain as well; but with only nine confirmed cases, more information is needed. A new COVID- ...
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Will back-to-school season make the summer COVID surge worse? (NEXSTAR) – As more students head back to classrooms, public health officials are keeping a close eye on the rising COVID-19 numbers around the country. The number of people being admitted to the hospital with the virus has been rising week after week, ...
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ECMO Breathing Support Safe, Effective for Obese Patients in Respiratory Failure By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter. (HealthDay). TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Using ECMO, a highly advanced form of breathing support, does not appear to complicate treatment for obese adults in intensive care. ECMO, which is short for ...
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How can different diets combined with salt restriction alleviate high blood pressure and hypertension? A recent Clinical Nutrition study conducted a clinical trial to compare the popular diets, namely, the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), in combination with a salt-restricting strategy for reducing ...
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ARREST trial results question need to transport all cardiac arrest patients to centers A randomized trial involving all hospitals in London, UK, has found no difference in survival at 30 days in patients with resuscitated cardiac arrest in the community who were taken by ambulance to a cardiac arrest center compared with those delivered ...
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Dept. of agriculture, Kansas veterinarian respond to West Nile cases among horses "In the late summer, early fall is when every year we see increased incidents of West Nile Virus," said Equine Practitioner Veterinarian Dr. James Speer. Speer said when it comes to the mosquito ...
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Canada Accepts Valneva's Chikungunya Vaccine License Application For Review (RTTNews) - Valneva SE (VALN) said that Health Canada has completed screening validation of the company's regulatory application for marketing approval of its single-shot chikungunya vaccine candidate VLA1553 in persons aged 18 years and above, ...
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Recommendations for Prevention and Control of Influenza in Children, 2023–2024 This technical report accompanies the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics for the routine use of influenza vaccine and antiviral medications in the prevention and treatment of influenza in children during the 2023–2024 season.
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From botflies to eye worms, a brief history of rare parasites in humans She was initially described as having worms in her stool, but further investigation revealed the creatures to be larvae of Lasioderma serricorne, commonly known as the cigar beetle.
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'Oh my god': live worm found in Australian woman's brain in world-first discovery It was a fairly regular day on the ward for Canberra hospital infectious diseases physician Dr Sanjaya Senanayake, until a neurosurgeon colleague called him and said: "Oh my god, you wouldn't believe what I just found in this lady's brain – and it's ...
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Are you prepared for flu season? Dr. Vanessa Walker explains what you should know The agency suggests September and October are good times to get a flu vaccine. Dr. Vanessa Walker, the chief medical executive of Sutter Roseville Medical Center, joined KCRA 3's Brandi Cummings for an interview Tuesday ...
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Accelerated evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging white-tailed deer The zoonotic origin of the COVID-19 pandemic virus highlights the need to fill the vast gaps in our knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 ecology and evolution in non-human hosts. Here, we detected that SARS-CoV-2 was introduced from humans into white-tailed deer ...
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Kenya cholera vaccine campaign smashes target, but climate change boosts risk Acting head of the Health Ministry's Disease Surveillance and Response Unit Dr Emmanuel Okunga attributed the drive's success to a strategy that aimed for ubiquity. That meant "deploying teams of the 1,886 vaccinators and 943 volunteers in a ...
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New 'Eris' variant linked to rise in COVID-19 cases Medical experts say the new "Eris" variant of COVID-19 is linked to the recent spike in cases, while the new BA 2.86 variant is being closely monitored. By Dave Peck • Published August 28, 2023 • Updated on August 28, 2023 at 5:32 pm. Pause. 2:39.
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Poor mental health, violence among threats to children in Canada: report The report states that unintentional injuries are the leading cause of death for Canadian children between the ages of one and 14. It also notes that hospitalizations are higher among Indigenous children and youth who consist of 3.3 ...
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The US is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID cases Maria Godoy is a senior science and health editor and correspondent with NPR News. Her reporting can be heard across NPR's news shows and podcasts. She is also one of the hosts of NPR's Life Kit.
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Newborn screenings in Minnesota: 3 more conditions approved "Guanidinoacetate Methyltransferase Deficiency (GAMT) is a disorder that can lead to neurological problems, such as intellectual disability, seizures, behavior problems and limited speech development. Treatment may include amino acid supplements such as ...
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Sewage is the new gold for the public health scientists who track viruses A provincial program that tracks the rise and fall of COVID-19 infections in Ontario communities through the monitoring of wastewater is expanding to include influenza, according to a lead investigator with the program at Western University.
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COVID-19 virus rapidly evolving in Ohio deer, study shows COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Results from a study by the Ohio State University showed that white-tailed deer in Ohio have been infected with COVID-19, and variants of the virus evolve nearly three times as fast as in humans. As part of the study, ...
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Fall and winter bring more respiratory virus activity. Here's how to protect yourself The virus is associated with approximately 58,000 to 80,000 hospitalizations in children under 5 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Premature infants and infants under one are more vulnerable to RSV.
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Prescription for fruits, vegetables linked to better heart health, food security Adults at risk for heart disease who participated in produce prescription programs for an average of six months increased their consumption of fruits and vegetables and had reduced blood pressure, body mass index and blood sugar levels.
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Surgeon plucks live worm from woman's brain while probing mystery symptoms Surgeon Hari Priya Bandi was performing a biopsy through a hole in the 64-year-old patient's skull at Canberra Hospital last year when she used forceps to pull out the parasite, which was 3in (8cm) long.
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Once rhabdomyosarcoma, now muscle CSHL Professor Christopher Vakoc and his team have successfully transformed rhabdomyosarcoma cells into healthy functioning muscle cells. Could this lab breakthrough help bring differentiation therapy to the clinic? If so, a new and safer way to fight ...
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Adherence to Mediterranean Lifestyle May Be Associated With Lower Risk of All-Cause and Cancer Mortality The new findings also indicated that patients who followed the lifestyle's emphasis on rest, exercise, and socialization had a lower risk of cardiovascular disease mortality. Background. The Mediterranean lifestyle includes a diet rich in fruits ...
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Hypertension Can't Be Cured, But It Can Be Managed Effective high blood pressure treatment usually involves medication and heart-healthy lifestyle changes, such as a low sodium diet and regular exercise. ... Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the inner lining of your arteries.
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Prostate Cancer Awareness Screening includes a simple blood drawn lab, called a PSA (prostate-specific antigen), and a digital rectal exam. The American Urological Association recommends that screening should start at age 55, for those at ...
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Mount Sinai Researchers Uncover Early Signs in Gut Bacteria That Could Predict Peanut Allergy Development Infants who eventually developed peanut allergies had lower gut microbiome diversity during their early years. Specific classes of bacteria, including Clostridium and Bifidobacterium, and certain metabolites like butyrate and isovalerate were found in ...
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VDH: CVOID cases and hospitalizations rise but deaths still low by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported August 23, 2023, that COVID-19 hospitalizations increased to a statewide total of 31, up from 25 from last week and from 7 the week before.
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Lack of defibrillators in Britain putting lives at risk, say researchers The lifesaving devices give a high-energy electric shock to the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest. With nearly three in 10 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happening at weekends and four in 10 between 6pm and 6am, quick access to a defibrillator at ...
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Coadministration of Hepatitis A and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine: Cautionary Findings Postimmunization antipneumococcal IgG antibody concentrations and opsonophagocytic activity against the 13 pneumococcal antigens were comparable after administration of PCV13 alone or in combination with HepA (except for a more robust response against ...
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Mortality rose in 2021, led by cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19: StatCan More people died in Canada in 2021 than the previous year, with cancer, heart disease, overdoses and COVID-19 cited as the leading causes of death. Data from Statistics Canada shows an increase in mortality among men as driving the rise in deaths to ...
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Sneaky Reasons You're Bloated That Have Nothing to Do with Food 1. You're Constipated. Digestive conditions like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) often come with a collection of symptoms, one being bloating. However, even a mild case of constipation can also ...
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FDA approves RSV vaccine for moms-to-be to guard their newborns WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators on Monday approved the first RSV vaccine for pregnant women so their babies will be born with protection against the scary respiratory infection. RSV is notorious for filling hospitals with wheezing babies every fall ...
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Assessing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer prevention The study looked at vaccination, chemoprevention, and surgical cancer prevention programmes, and at screening services for breast, colorectal, and cervical cancers. It also examined how lifestyle changes (smoking, alcohol, and weight) due to the ...
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Researchers discover common origin behind major childhood allergies The research, published in Nature Communications, identifies gut microbiome features and early life influences that are associated with children developing any of four common allergies — eczema, asthma, food allergy and/or hay fever.
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New York Times: Obesity Treatment Relieves Heart Failure Symptoms, Drugmaker's Study Finds One of the leading new obesity drugs, Wegovy, eased symptoms and raised the quality of life of patients with obesity and a common type of heart failure, a study funded by the drug's maker found, adding to the evidence that the medications can produce ...
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US Announces First Drugs Picked for Medicare Price Negotiations The Biden administration on Tuesday unveiled a long-awaited list of the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations with Medicare, kicking off a landmark program that is expected to reduce the government's drug spending but is being ...
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These are the first 10 drugs subject to Medicare price negotiations They are: Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica, Stelara, and Fiasp and certain other insulins made by Novo Nordisk, including NovoLog. The medications treat heart ...
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